2018 winter policy conference
2018 WINTER POLICY CONFERENCE • Committee Agendas • Work Plans • Policy Amendments • Action Items
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2018 Winter Policy Conference Agenda Advancing Agriculture in the States
Grand Hyatt Washington| January 29 – 31| Washington, D.C.
Please Note: All meeting times are Eastern Standard Time (EST). No dinners will be served during the conference. Meetings are closed to press unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, January 28 3:30 – 5:30 PM
Registration Desk Open Dinner on Your Own
Constitution Level
7:00 AM – 5:30 PM 7:00 – 8:00 AM 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Registration Desk Open Breakfast NASDA Board of Directors Meeting
Constitution Level Cabin John/Arlington Wilson/Roosevelt
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
NASDA Foundation Board of Directors Meeting
Wilson Roosevelt
12:15 – 1:15 PM 12:15 – 1:15 PM
Lunch Working Lunch: NASDA Committee Leadership
Constitution B Cabin John/Arlington
1:15 – 2:45 PM
Regional Breakout Session I o Food Export Midwest o NEASDA o SUSTA o WASDA Regional Breakout Session II o MASDA o Food Export Northeast o SASDA o WUSATA Depart Grand Hyatt for Capitol Hill Congressional Reception
Monday, January 29
3:00 – 4:30 PM
4:45 PM 5:15 – 7:15 PM
Tuesday, January 30
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM 6:30 – 8:30 AM 7:15 AM
8:00 AM – 12:45 PM
Please Note: This meeting is for the Board of Directors and their staff. Other NASDA Members are welcome. Please Note: This meeting is for the Board of Directors and their staff. Other NASDA Members are welcome.
This working lunch is for Committee Chairs, Vice Chairs, NASDA Board, and NASDA policy team.
Registration Desk Open Breakfast Depart Grand Hyatt for White House/Eisenhower Executive Office Building White House Conference on Rural Prosperity
Constitution C Constitution D Wilson/Roosevelt Constitution E Capitol Visitor Center Constitution Level Constitution CDE
Eisenhower Executive Office Building Depart Eisenhower Executive Office Building for Grand Hyatt Lunch at Hotel Constitution CDE
Please Note: This meeting is for NASDA Members and their staff only.
12:45 PM 12:30 – 2:15 PM
Constitution C Constitution D Wilson/Roosevelt Constitution E
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2018 Winter Policy Conference Agenda Advancing Agriculture in the States
Grand Hyatt Washington| January 29 – 31 | Washington, D.C.
Please Note: All meeting times are Eastern Standard Time (EST). No dinners will be served during the conference. Meetings are closed to press unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday, January 30 (continued) 2:25 – 2:30 PM 2:30 – 3:30 PM
Opening Remarks, President Steve Reviczky, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Agriculture Agriculture and Food Policy in 2018 Constitution AB Leading policy experts discuss key agriculture and food policy trends in 2018 such as the Farm Bill, international trade, environmental regulations, labor, food safety, and federal funding—and the political dynamics that will shape the debate in Washington. • Moderator: Helena Bottemiller Evich, Senior Food and Agriculture Reporter, Politico • Laura Batcha, CEO, Organic Trade Association • Randy Gordon, President, National Grain and Feed Association • Lisa Van Doren, Vice President & Chief of Staff, Government Affairs, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Open to press.
3:30 – 3:45 PM 3:45 – 4:45 PM
Break Rural Development & Financial Security Committee Meeting
4:45 – 5:45 PM 5:45 – 7:00 PM
Communications Working Group Happy Hour Sponsored by Corn Refiners Association Dinner on Your Own
Constitution AB Constitution CDE
Registration Desk Open Breakfast Examining U.S. Consumer Trends Alaine Janosy, Nestlé Procurement Manager
Constitution Level Constitution CDE Constitution AB
7:00 PM
Wednesday, January 31
6:30 AM – 5:00 PM 6:30 – 8:00 AM 8:00 – 8:30 AM 8:30 – 9:00 AM 9:00 – 9:30 AM
9:30 – 9:45 AM 9:45 – 10:45 AM
10:45 – 11:45 AM
Open to press.
Open to press
International Trade and Agriculture John Gilliland, Consultant, Akin Gump Open to press.
Update from the Food & Drug Administration Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Constitution AB
Constitution AB Constitution AB
Open to press.
Break Constitution AB Plant Agriculture & Pesticide Regulation Committee Meeting • Jackie Mosby, Director, Field and External Affairs Division Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA Open to press.
Natural Resources & Environment Committee Meeting Constitution AB • David Ross, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, EPA Open to press.
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2018 Winter Policy Conference Agenda Advancing Agriculture in the States
Grand Hyatt Washington| January 29 – 31 | Washington, D.C.
Please Note: All meeting times are Eastern Standard Time (EST). No dinners will be served during the conference. Meetings are closed to press unless otherwise noted.
Wednesday, January 30 (continued) 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
NASDA Business Meeting
Constitution AB
12:00 – 1:00 PM 1:00 – 1:30 PM
Lunch Update from the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Constitution CDE Constitution AB
1:30 – 2:45 PM
Constitution AB Food Regulation Committee Meeting • Dr. Stephen Ostroff, M.D., Deputy Commissioner for Foods & Veterinary Medicine, FDA • Melinda K. Plaisier, MSW, Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs, FDA
2:45 – 3:00 PM 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Break Marketing & International Trade Committee Meeting
4:00 – 5:00 PM
Animal Agriculture Committee Meeting • Kevin Shea, Administrator, APHIS
5:00 PM
Closing Remarks, President Steve Reviczky, Commissioner, Constitution AB Connecticut Department of Agriculture Dinner on Your Own
5:15 PM
Please Note: This meeting is for NASDA Members and their staff only
Open to press.
Open to press.
Open to press.
Open to press.
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Constitution AB Constitution AB
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2018 Winter Policy Conference
Committee Agendas & Work Plans For consideration and action during Committee Meetings
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Rural Development & Financial Security Chair: Secretary Russell Redding, Pennsylvania Vice-Chair: Director Ben Thomas, Montana
Tuesday, January 30 | 3:45-4:45 PM | NASDA Winter Policy Conference | Washington, DC
Roll Call and Opening Remarks (3:45) • Secretary Redding Policy Update and Review of Committee Work Plan (3:50) • Secretary Redding and NASDA Staff • Motion to approve Committee Work Plan Policy Update and Member Discussion: Agriculture Workforce (3:55) • Secretary Redding and NASDA Staff • Action Item I: Agriculture Work Based Training, Secretary Redding, PA Policy Update and Member Discussion: Infrastructure (4:05) • Secretary Redding and NASDA Staff • Action Item F: Rural Broadband, Director Thomas, MT • Action Item G: Federal Infrastructure Package, Director Chinn, MO Policy Update and Member Discussion: Research (4:20) • Director Thomas and NASDA Staff Policy Update and Member Discussion: Mediation and Succession Planning (4:30) • Director Thomas and NASDA Staff Consideration of Policy Amendments, Action Items (4:40) • Action Item C: Passing a 2018 Farm Bill, Commissioner Reviczky, CT Adjourn
NASDA grows and enhances agriculture by forging partnerships and creating consensus to achieve sound policy outcomes between state departments of agriculture, the federal government, and stakeholders.
Rural Development & Financial Security Committee Work Plan January 2018
Issue
Staff Lead
Notes
Tier One (Significant state nexus/NASDA uniquely positioned to lead, significant staff resources) Other Policy Engagement Appropriations/ Federal Funding
Janell
Ag Labor
Britt
Farm Bill Implementation
Britt
Research
Britt
Transportation/ Infrastructure
Britt
Monitored appropriations process in the new Congress and incoming administration. Currently, the question is whether or not Congress will work towards another CR, how they will handle DACA and whether CHIP will be reauthorized. Engaged with the H-2B Workforce Coalition and Agriculture Workforce Coalition; Worked with committee staff and NASDA members on legislation from Rep. Goodlatte on labor reform. Developed final fact sheet on NASDA REE Research priorities; worked with APLU and the ag committees on NASDA requests. Engaged with the National Council for Food and Agriculture Research in supporting funding for REE and developing Farm Bill priorities. Furthered the Farm Bill effort of disincentivizing the division of land grant universities. Met with NIFA to discuss research infrastructure and research priorities. Worked with the #RebuildRural Coalition and the Agriculture Transportation Workgroup to advance agriculture infrastructure priorities in the new administration including: waterways and highway funding, state research infrastructure funding, and broadband support. Worked with the Agriculture Broadband Coalition to help advance the Precision Agriculture Act and advocate for broadband infrastructure. Continuing to monitor any potential administration infrastructure package and how the rural title will impact rural communitites. Engaged with DOT, USDA and the White House on this issue. Monitored the administration’s Rural Prosperity report.
Communications Working Group Chair: Director Chris Chinn, Missouri
Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, January 30 | 4:45 – 5:45 PM| 2018 NASDA Winter Policy Conference | Washington, DC Note: This meeting is open to all NASDA Members, state staff, sponsors, and other industry leaders interested in attending.
Roll Call and Opening Remarks (4:45) • Director Chinn #ReachMORE: Missouri’s Campaign to introduce the Missouri Department of Agriculture to the State (4:50) • Director Chinn Communication Officers of State Departments of Agriculture (COSDA) Affiliate Update (5:00) • Hector Castro, COSDA President, Washington State Department of Agriculture NASDA’s New Website (5:10) • Amanda Culp, NASDA Staff Farm Bill: Securing Our Future – An Update on Your Farm Bill Communications Campaign (5:20) • Amanda Culp, NASDA Staff Communicating about the next WOTUS Rule (5:25) • Britt Aasmundstad, NASDA Staff, WOTUS Policy Lead Member Discussion (5:40) • Director Chinn Adjourn (5:45)
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Plant Agriculture & Pesticide Regulation Committee Chair: Director Secretary Jim Reese, Oklahoma Vice-Chair:
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, January 31 | 9:45 – 10:45 AM | NASDA Winter Policy Conference | Washington, DC Roll Call and Opening Remarks (9:45) • Secretary Reese Policy Update and Review of Committee Work Plan (9:50) • Secretary Reese and NASDA Staff • Motion to approve Committee Work Plan EPA-OPP Speaker, Jackie Mosby (10:00) • Secretary Reese and NASDA Staff • Jackie Mosby remarks: WPS and C&T Update Policy Update and Member Discussion: FIFRA Regulatory Activities (10:20) • Secretary Reese and NASDA Staff Policy Update and Member Discussion: Biotechnology Regulation (10:30) • Secretary Reese and NASDA Staff Member Dialogue (10:40) • Open Discussion Adjourn (10:45)
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Plant Agriculture & Pesticide Regulation Committee Work Plan January 2018
Issue
Staff Lead
Notes
Tier One (Significant state nexus/NASDA uniquely positioned to lead, significant staff resources) Farm Bill
All/Aline
Continued engagement with members of congress, Agriculture committee senior staff and coallitions members to advance NASDA’s farm bill priorities. Specific to this committee: “Plant Pest Disease Management & Disaster Prevention” and the “National Clean Plant Network” programs, OPMP funding, and FIFRA cooperative federalism.
Other Policy Engagement Biotechnology Regulation
Aline
USDA-APHIS withdrew the proposed rule to revise the agency’s biotechnology regulations (Part 340) that had been announced in January (11/07/17). Continue to engage with USDA-APHIS (Part 340), as well as the Ag Biotech Alliance, and monitor any developments and opportuntites for engagement as the administration continue efforts to modernize the federal regulatory system for biotechnology.
Pollinators/Managed Honey Bees
Aline
Continued engagement with EPA, USDA, and impacted stakeholders on State Managed Pollinator Protection Plans (MP3s). Engage EPA PPDC, as well as affiliates in on-going pollinators efforts.
Federalism and the Regulatory Process
Aline
As part of our policy priority on “Cooperative Federalism,” NASDA will continue to engage with stakeholders to discuss importance of consulting with state partners prior to development of policy or regulatory initiatives (WPS, C&T, FIFRA Process Integrity).
State FIFRA Program Issues (WPS)
Aline
EPA announced it will intitiate a process to revise certain requirements in WPS (minimum age, designated representative, and application exclusion zone (AEZ) (12/14/17). Continued engagement with EPA and impacted stakeholders on outstanding issues regarding WPS.
State FIFRA Program Issues (C&T)
Aline
EPA announced it will initiate a process to revise the mimimum age requirements in the C&T rule (12/14/17). Continued engagement with EPA and impacted stakeholders on outstanding issues regarding C&T.
FIFRA Process Integrity
Aline
Includes broad range of interactions with EPA, Congress, and industry partners. Identify specific areas of concern and submitt comments. NASDA submitted letter to USDA addressing EU’s proposal on MRL (12/04/2017). Secretary Witte engagement on NPDES permitting at the US Senate briefing.
Affiliate Coordination
Aline
Working to enhance coordination and collaboration with affiliate organizations (AIA, AASCO, AAPCO, ASPCRO, NPB)
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Natural Resources and Environment Chair: Director Doug Miyamoto, Wyoming Vice-Chair: Commissioner Jai Templeton, Tennessee
Wednesday, January 31 | 10:45-11:45 AM | NASDA Winter Policy Conference | Washington, DC
Roll Call and Opening Remarks (10:45) • Director Miyamoto Policy Update and Review of Committee Work Plan (10:50) • Director Miyamoto and NASDA Staff • Motion to approve Committee Work Plan Policy Update and Member Discussion: CERCLA (10:55) • Directory and NASDA Staff • Action Item H: Animal Emissions Reporting under CERCLA, Director Miyamoto, WY Conversation and Member Discussion: EPA’s Office of Water (11:05) David Ross, Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Water Moderated by Director Miyamoto and Commissioner Templeton Member Dialogue (11:35) Consideration of Policy Amendments, Action Items (11:40) • Action Item C: ACEP Farm Bill Changes, Commissioner Reviczky, CT & Secretary Scuse, DE • Action Item D: ACEP USDA Implementation, Commissioner Reviczky, CT & Secretary Scuse, DE Adjourn
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Natural Resources & Environment Committee Work Plan January 2018
Issue
Staff Lead
Notes
Tier One (Significant state nexus/NASDA uniquely positioned to lead, significant staff resources) Other Policy Engagement WOTUS/ Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
Britt
Federalism and the Regulatory Process
Britt
Conservation
Britt
Water Quality
Britt
Natural Resource Management
Britt
CERCLA/EPCRA Animal Ag Reporting
Britt
Continued work on EPA’s proposal for a new WOTUS rule with industry stakeholders and coalitions. Submitted comments in support of recodifying the regulations that preceded the 2015 rule. Will continue to work with EPA and stakeholders as the process drives towards a new WOTUS rule, potentially in early 2018. Continued engagement with senior Administration officials to promote NASDA’s priority on Cooperative Federalism and institutionalize State Departments of Agriculture as critical cooperative partners on a broad range of regulatory and policy initiatives including comments to USDA on Improving Customer Service. Developed NASDA Farm Bill Conservation priorities and shared them with stakeholders. Continuing outreach to NASDA members, allies and the Hill to forward conservation priorities. Continued work on NRCS/Agribusiness MOU to gather success stories and lessons learned working with NRCS. Florida Department of Ag and Consumer Services is representing NASDA at the NRCS MOU workshop and presenting their work with Coca-Cola on irrigation improvements. Worked with the easement working group and NASDA leadership to finalize NRCS ACEP ALE program change requests for the 2018 Farm Bill. Continued to monitor and engage on issues related to non-point source water quality, and other nutrient/water quality issues. We are a member of the Agriculture Nutrients Policy Council and work closely with other state government orgs including ECOS and ACWA. Conducted outreach to Interior officials throughout the transitions, discussed invasive species, wild horses and ESA concerns. Continued work with the Wild Horse and Burro Coalition work group and sent letters supporting the Wild Horse and Burro advisory committee and BLM using their authority for roundups under the Wild and Free Horses and Burros Act. Worked with an ad hoc coalition on finding legislative solutions to the CERCLA issue. A court vacated a rule that exempted animal agriculture from CERCLA reporting in 2008. NASDA is working with appropriators and House/Senate staff, as well as animal agriculture groups to pass legislation that will exempt animal agriculture on legislative level.
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Food Regulation Committee
Chair: Commissioner Richard Ball, New York Vice-Chair: Commisisoner Don Brown, Colorado
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, January 31 | 1:30-2:30 PM| 2018 NASDA Winter Policy Conference | Washington, D.C. Roll Call and Opening Remarks (1:30) • Commissioner Richard Ball & NASDA Staff FDA Leadership Dialogue with NASDA Membership (1:40) • Dr. Stephen Ostroff, Deputy Commissioner, Foods and Veterinary Medicine • Mel Plaisier, Associate Commissioner, Regulatory Affairs Policy Update and Review of Committee Work Plan (2:10) • Commissioner Richard Ball & NASDA Staff • Motion to approve Committee Work Plan Policy Update and Member Discussion: NASDAF Cooperative Agreements and Activities (2:15) • NASDA Staff Member Dialogue: Other Food Safety Issues of Interest to the Membership (2:30) • Commissioner Richard Ball and NASDA Members Consideration of Policy Amendments, Action Items (2:40) • Policy Amendments & Action Items: o Action Item B: Support for Regional Collaboration, Director Clover Adams, Michigan Adjourn (2:45)
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Food Regulation Committee Work Plan January 2018
Issue
Tier One
Staff Lead
Notes
(Significant state nexus/NASDA uniquely positioned to lead, significant staff resources)
FSMA Implementation
Bob Ehart & Janell Hendren
Serve as Principal Investigator for the Cooperative Agreements between NASDAF and FDA regarding the implementation of the Produce Safety and the Preventive Controls: Animal Food rules, including: ○ Develop a National Consortium; plan and host a state agriculture & health department and FDA Summit on implementation; ○ Establish additional NASDA – FDA working groups to advance program development, promoting consistency and assuring key elements are in place for state implementation of the produce rule, e.g. regulatory training, workplanning, recall programs and identifying best practices for continuing education; create appropriate working groups for state implementation of the PC: animal food. Expand NASDA’s involvement in the state implementation of FSMA rules, e.g. Preventative Controls: Human Food Emphasize NASDA’s concerns about aspects of the rule which conflict with NASDA policy Work with SDAs to encourage development of an FDA guidance development process allowing states to have a role Increase networking with stakeholders Serve on committees, etc., as useful to advance the states’ causes and concerns, e.g., establish &/or work with additional working groups, as necessary, to assure NASDA involvement in and awareness of additional areas of FSMA implementation & work with other coalitions regarding all FSMA implementation issues.
Other Policy Engagement Appropriations/ Federal Funding
Janell Hendren
Food Safety, Emerging Issues and Incidents
Bob Ehart & Janell Hendren
Advocate for funding increases for FSMA implementation, focusing on the Integrated Food Safety System. NASDA currently estimates, with the complexity of the rules and after starting implementation, it will cost ~$160M to implement the Produce Safety, PC: Human Food, and PC: Animal Food ($40:80:38M) at the state level. Serve on the FDA’s Partnership for Food Protection (Ehart serves as the Association representative) Work with NASDA affiliates to assure communication, coordination and collaboration between these organizations and NASDA, especially on tier one issues where consistency is important Work with the food and agricultural industry and other stakeholders to foster new means to assure safe food, e.g., Listeria monocytogenes coalition
*NASDA’s tiered policy priorities are approved annually at the Winter Policy Conference by the NASDA Board of Directors.
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Marketing and International Trade Chair: Director Derek Sandison, Washington Vice Chair: Secretary Mike Jaspers, South Dakota
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, January 31 | 3:00-4:00 PM | 2018 NASDA Winter Policy Conference | Washington, DC Roll Call and Opening Remarks (3:00-3:05) • Director Sandison Policy Update and Review of Committee Work Plan (3:05-3:10) • Director Sandison and NASDA Staff • Motion to approve Committee Work Plan Tri-National Accord Update (3:10-3:15) • Nathan Bowen, NASDA NAFTA Modernization Update and Member Discussion (3:15-3:30) • Director Sandison and NASDA Staff Member Discussion on Other Trade Issues of Concern (3:30-3:40) • Director Sandison and NASDA Staff Farm Bill Update (MAP and Specialty Crop Block Grants) and Member Discussion (3:40-3:50) • Director Sandison and NASDA Staff Consideration of Other Policy Amendments, Action Items (3:50-4:00) Adjourn (4:00)
NASDA grows and enhances agriculture by forging partnerships and creating consensus to achieve sound policy outcomes between state departments of agriculture, the federal government, and stakeholders.
Marketing & International Trade Committee Work Plan January 2018
Issue
Staff Lead
Notes
Tier One (Significant state nexus/NASDA uniquely positioned to lead, significant staff resources)
International Trade and Harmonization
Nathan
Farm Bill
Nathan/ Amanda
-Engaging the Administration: Significant trade-related engagement with new Administration, including White House, USTR, USDA, State Department officials. Barb Glenn has joined the USTR/USDA Ag Policy Advisory Committee, which has focused significantly on NAFTA, KORUS and other key trade issues. -NAFTA: NASDA works closely via the Food and Agriculture Dialogue on Trade on agriculture’s advocacy related to modernizing the NAFTA. NASDA’s comments to USTR (6/12/17) focus on the need to preserve and build upon the gains agriculture has made under NAFTA. In addition, NASDA called for improved market access, enhanced SPS provisions, Strengthened TBT requirements, enhanced intellectual property rights, biotech provisions that ensure transparency and cooperation, regulatory cooperation, and enhanced state/provincial consultation. Other engagement included letters to President Trump NAFTA Secretary Ross, and other administration officials. -Tri-National Accord: NASDA continues to work closely with US, Canadian, and Mexican officials to enhance cooperation among Provincial/State and federal officials. 2017 Accord held in Denver, Colorado. The future of NAFTA, trade irritants (such as dairy, wheat, wine), and animal/plant pest/health issues were discussed. Post-Accord engagement included President Trump, as well as officials at the White House, USTR, and USDA. 2018 Accord to be held in Monterrey, Nuevo León. -Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS): Continued engagement on importance of KORUS for ag, including letter to President Trump Key NASDA priorities include: increased funding for the Market Access Program (from $200 to $400 M), as well as funding for the Specialty Crop Block Grant program ($85 to $100 M) and enhancements to ensure the program is flexible, locally responsive, and state-led.
Other Policy Engagement Appropriations/ Federal Funding
Nathan/All
Domestic Marketing Programs
Amanda
Food Labeling & Claims
Amanda
Nutrition
Amanda
NASDA continues to advocate for funding for Market Access Program ($200 million) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) program ($34.5 million). NASDA is a member of the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports. NASDA also supported continued funding the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBG). Letter in support of MAP, FMD and SCBG on 4/3/17. NASDA continues to monitor the status of Performance Measure implementation by Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) staff. The first round of reporting will not be available until FY 19. USDA AMS published a final rule on Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices in January. After delaying implementation twice, USDA announced their intent to fully withdraw the rule in December. NASDA supported withdrawal of the rule. NASDA continues to monitor the effectiveness of USDA’s move of the Organic Cost Share Program from AMS to FSA in December 2016. 31 state departments of agriculture continue to distribute the funds concurrent to county FSA offices. NASDA remains heavily engaged in the monitoring of our new National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard law, effective July 29, 2016. USDA AMS will have two years to establish a national disclosure standard for bioengineered foods. NASDA expressed disagreement with moving $1 million in FY 2017 from the SCBGP to fund a study required by the law. After failed child nutrition reauthorization efforts, NASDA continues to monitor opportunities to propose legislation which would end burdensome waiver requirements for state departments of agriculture that administer child nutrition programs.
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Animal Agriculture Committee
Chair: Director Jim Barbee, Nevada Vice-Chair: Commissioner John McMillan, Alabama
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, January 31 | 4:00 – 5:00 PM | NASDA Winter Policy Conference | Washington, DC Roll Call and Opening Remarks (4:00) • Director Barbee Policy Update and Review of Committee Work Plan (4:05) • Director Barbee and NASDA Staff • Motion to approve Committee Work Plan Kevin Shea, APHIS Administrator (4:10) • APHIS Update Policy Update and Member Discussion: Farm Bill Initiatives (4:30) • Director Barbee and NASDA Staff Policy Update and Member Discussion: Livestock Transport (4:35) • Director Barbee and NASDA Staff o Impact DOT Rule on Livestock Industry Consideration of Policy Amendments, Action Items (4:45) • Consideration of Action Item A: Livestock Electronic Signatures, Director Mark Killian, Arizona Member Dialogue (4:55) Adjourn (5:00)
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Animal Agriculture Committee Work Plan January 2018
Issue
Staff Lead
Notes
Tier One (Significant state nexus/NASDA uniquely positioned to lead, significant staff resources) Farm Bill
All/Aline
Continued engagement with members of congress, Agriculture committee senior staff and coallitions members to advance NASDA’s farm bill priorities. Specific to this committee: Three-tired prhram (i) “Animal Pest Disease & Disease Disaster Prevention”; (ii) “Animal Vaccine Bank”; (iii) “ National Animal Health Laboratory Network”.
Other Policy Engagement Animal Biotechnology
Aline
Organic Livestock & Poultry Practices
Aline/ Amanda
Animal Disease Issues
Aline
Animal Transport
Aline/Britt
Affiliate Outreach & Coordination
Aline
Continued engagement with USDA-APHIS, as well as Animal Ag Alliance and impacted stakeholders on the continue efforts to modernize the federal regulatory system for biotechnology (impacts on animal biotechnology). Submitted comments (01/15/18) on USDA proposal to withdrawn the rule Organic Livestock & Poultry Practices (animal health & biosecurity)(FR Notice). Monitor USDA APHIS actions as relates to animal diases, and engage with impacted stakeholders focusing on early detection and rapid response of animal diaseases oubreaks. Monitoring feral swine toxic bait tests proposed by APHIS (12/08/17). APHIS reconized Mexico as free of classical Swine Fever (01/12/18). Engage with DOT, appropriate colaitions and impacted stakeholders to find an adequate and long-term solution for the livestock industry on the new rule on transportation of agricultural commodities released by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FCMSA). FCMSA granted 90-day waiver for Ag. Commodities (FR Notice). Working to enhance coordination and collaboration with affiliate organizations (AIA, AAFCO, NADRO, NASAC, and NASAHO) through specific issue engagement, APHIS monthly calls and other initiatives.
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2018 Winter Policy Conference
Action Items For consideration and action during Committee Meetings
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Action Items for Member Consideration 2018 NASDA Winter Policy Conference
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Submitted By
Title
A
Director Mark Killian, Arizona
Livestock Electronic Signatures
B
Director Jamie Clover Adams, Michigan
Support for Regional Collaboration
C D
E
F G H I
Action Items
Description Urges USDA and their federal counterparts in Mexico to allow electronic signatures on paperwork at international border crossings. DHS should support direct funding to regional food and agricultural alliances, who work to improve emergency planning/response. Pass a unified, fully-funded Farm Bill before authorization expires on September 30, 2018.
Commissioner Steve Pass a 2018 Farm Bill Reviczky, Connecticut Commissioner Steve NRCS should work with states to improve ACEP Agriculture Conservation Reviczky, Connecticut & delivery and give states the needed flexibility to Easement Program Secretary Michael Scuse, increase conservation gains. Implementation Delaware Commissioner Steve Congress should work with NASDA members to Agriculture Conservation Reviczky, Connecticut & Easement Program Farm Bill improve ACEP delivery of matching funds provided Secretary Michael Scuse, through the Farm Bill. Changes Delaware NASDA urges Congress and the administration to Director Ben Thomas, Rural Broadband Expansion invest in broadband infrastructure and expand Montana broadband service. Any infrastructure package developed by Congress Director Chris Chinn, Federal Infrastructure and the Administration should meaningfully invest Missouri Package in rural infrastructure. Quickly enact legislation to eliminate costly and Director Doug Miyamoto, CERCLA Animal Emissions duplicative reporting requirements for animal Reporting Wyoming agriculture under CERCLA U.S. Department of Labor should work to expand Secretary Russell Agriculture Work Based work based training, including apprenticeships and Redding, Pennsylvania Training microcredentials.
Staff Lead
Committee Referral
Aline DeLucia
Animal Agriculture
Janell Hendren
Food Regulation
Nathan Bowen
Rural Development & Financial Security
Britt Aasmundstad
Natural Resources & Environment
Britt Aasmundstad
Natural Resources & Environment
Britt Aasmundstad
Rural Development & Financial Security
Britt Aasmundstad
Rural Development & Financial Security
Britt Aasmundstad
Natural Resources & Environment
Britt Aasmundstad
Rural Development & Financial Security
2018 NASDA Winter Policy Conference
Action Item Form
A
To be completed by NASDA Staff:
Date Submitted: 1/9/18
Committee: Animal Agriculture
[ ] Adopted by NASDA
[ ] Adopted with Amendment by NASDA
[ ] Not Adopted by NASDA
Additional Notes:
Subject of Action Item: Livestock Electronic Signatures Submitted By: Director Mark Killian, Arizona Text of Action Item: NASDA urges the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and their federal counterparts in Mexico to allow electronic signatures on federal paperwork for livestock at international border crossings. An alternative solution should allow the USDA and Mexican federal veterinarians who work at the ports and examine the livestock to sign the export documentation. Background & Rationale (Note: Information in this section will not be included in the final text of the Action Item): Currently, when livestock producers cross their animals at the U.S./Mexican border, both federal governments require hard signatures on the export documentation. On the U.S. side, USDA requires the hard signature to come from a veterinarian that is an Assistant Director. Since not every state has an Assistant Director, acquiring a hard signature from an Assistant Director can add days onto the export process. In 2012 the USDA office in Phoenix, Arizona closed and its employees moved to the USDA office in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As a result, there aren’t any USDA employees in Arizona who can sign the export paperwork allowing livestock to move across the Mexican border. When producers want to ship their livestock from Arizona to Mexico, the paperwork has to be mailed to the Albuquerque office and then mailed back to Arizona. But mailing the paperwork back and forth can add 72 hours onto the export process, which is costly for the producer. If both the USDA and their Mexican counterparts allow for electronic signatures on export documents, livestock would be able to cross the border at a faster, more realistic rate on both sides of the border. This would benefit all states and not just Arizona. The reason this item does not include a request of the Canadian federal government is because we’ve been told there’s a program called Veterinary Electronic Health Certificate System (VEHCS) that can be used to ship US livestock across the Canadian border.
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2018 NASDA Winter Policy Conference
Action Item Form
B
To be completed by NASDA Staff:
Date Submitted: 1/9/18
Committee: Food Regulation
[ ] Adopted by NASDA
[ ] Adopted with Amendment by NASDA
[ ] Not Adopted by NASDA
Additional Notes:
Action Items (AI) highlight a specific current issue Members feel NASDA should act on or other priority issues. AIs do not establish NASDA policy and must comply with existing policy or be accompanied by a corresponding Policy Amendment.
Subject of Action Item: Support for Regional Collaboration Submitted By: Director Jamie Clover Adams, Michigan Text of Action Item: NASDA urges the Department of Homeland Security to support direct funding to regional food and agriculture alliances and organizations working collaboratively to improve emergency planning, training, and exercising. Background & Rationale: Protecting the food and agriculture sector on an all-hazards basis requires close cooperation across geographical and political boundaries. The productivity of U.S. agriculture as well as the diversity of our crops make the food and agriculture sector a key part of the nation’s critical infrastructure. While the U.S. production agriculture and food processing industries are diverse and resilient, they also face risks that include severe weather, animal and plant diseases, and contamination, all of which can extend beyond state lines. The Department of Homeland Security has undertaken many activities at the federal level and has provided state, local, tribal, and territorial government with funding to support efforts to protect the nation, including programs focused on the protection of critical infrastructure. The Department of Homeland Security has also supported regional approaches to security, both within states and among states. For a sector as interconnected as food and agriculture, that approach makes sense. The Multi-State Partnership for Security in Agriculture is a 15 state consortium of states (IL, IA, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, NM, OH, OK, SD & WI) which recognizes that a disaster in agriculture (both natural and man-made) could have regional, national and global effects. Since it began in 2004, the Multi-State Partnership has worked to develop uniform plans, standard operating procedures, training, exercising and other activities across the region. Primarily funded through Department of Homeland Security grants to the states that were then allocated to the Partnership, this effort uses the expertise at the state level and has resulted in better plans and a more aligned approach to food and agriculture emergencies. Similar organizations like the Southern Agriculture and Animal Disaster Response Alliance (SAADRA, including AR, AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV); the New England States Animal and Agriculture Security Alliance (NESAASA, including CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, and VT); and the Mid-Atlantic Agriculture and Animal Emergency Management Alliance (MAAEMA, including DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, and WV) are uniquely able to work together as a region. Whether planning for receipt of the National Veterinary Stockpile or coordination of pet sheltering after a natural disaster, or whether working across state lines to address continuity of operations of the livestock industry during a disease response, these types of organizations are addressing national level issues and developing models that can be used and adapted across the country. The Department of Homeland Security should develop a mechanism to support these kinds of collaborative and successful efforts directly through a program outside of its traditional funding programs for states in order to encourage regional approaches to these kinds of issues.
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Action Item Form
C
To be completed by NASDA Staff:
Date Submitted: 1/12/18
Committee: Rural Development & Financial Security
[ ] Adopted by NASDA
[ ] Adopted with Amendment by NASDA
[ ] Not Adopted by NASDA
Additional Notes:
Action Items (AI) highlight a specific current issue Members feel NASDA should act on or other priority issues. AIs do not establish NASDA policy and must comply with existing policy or be accompanied by a corresponding Policy Amendment.
Subject of Action Item: Pass a 2018 Farm Bill Submitted By: Commissioner Steve Reviczky, Connecticut Text of Action Item: NASDA urges Congress to pass a unified, fully-funded Farm Bill before authorization of the current bill expires on September 30, 2018. Background & Rationale (Note: Information in this section will not be included in the final text of the Action Item): Agricultural producers, the rural economy, and communities of every size rely on a robust, forward looking, and fully funded Farm Bill. NASDA calls on Congress to craft, in a timely manner, a unified Farm Bill that provides farmers, ranchers, and consumers important tools and new opportunities. NASDA’s priorities focus on new tools and resources for animal disease coordination, enhanced funding for invasive species programs, the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, and the Market Access Program. The next farm bill should also provide investments in critical research, resources for farmers to comply with FSMA, and investments in flexible, locally-driven conservation practices. Our next Farm Bill must remain unified – securing a commitment to American agriculture and the critical food and nutritional assistance programs for those who need them the most.
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Action Item Form
D
To be completed by NASDA Staff:
Date Submitted: 1/9/18
Committee: Natural Resources & Environment
[ ] Adopted by NASDA
[ ] Adopted with Amendment by NASDA
[ ] Not Adopted by NASDA
Additional Notes:
Action Items (AI) highlight a specific current issue Members feel NASDA should act on or other priority issues. AIs do not establish NASDA policy and must comply with existing policy or be accompanied by a corresponding Policy Amendment.
Subject of Action Item: Agriculture Conservation Easement Program Implementation Submitted By: Commissioner Steve Reviczky, Connecticut & Secretary Michael Scuse, Delaware Text of Action Item: NASDA encourages NRCS to work with states to improve delivery of the Agriculture Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) and give states necessary flexibility to increase conservation gains. NASDA is disappointed in the implementation of the ACEP program. Delays from USDA have resulted in states having to return dollars to NRCS. The overall impact is fewer farm families have been able to voluntarily sell the development rights to their farms under the Agricultural Lands Easement program, fewer farms and ranches are being protected from conversion to nonagricultural use and states and famers have suffered immeasurable opportunity costs. Background & Rationale (Note: Information in this section will not be included in the final text of the Action Item):
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Action Item Form
E
To be completed by NASDA Staff:
Date Submitted: 1/9/18
Committee: Natural Resources & Environment
[ ] Adopted by NASDA
[ ] Adopted with Amendment by NASDA
[ ] Not Adopted by NASDA
Additional Notes:
Action Items (AI) highlight a specific current issue Members feel NASDA should act on or other priority issues. AIs do not establish NASDA policy and must comply with existing policy or be accompanied by a corresponding Policy Amendment.
Subject of Action Item: Agriculture Conservation Easement Program Farm Bill Changes Submitted By: Commissioner Steve Reviczky, Connecticut & Secretary Michael Scuse, Delaware Text of Action Item: NASDA encourages Congress to work with NASDA members to improve the delivery of matching agricultural land easement funds provided in the Farm Bill through the Agriculture Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). The next Farm Bill should clearly prescribe a program that provides states with funding and flexibility necessary to protect critical farmland resources in a timely fashion. Background & Rationale (Note: Information in this section will not be included in the final text of the Action Item):
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Action Item Form
F
To be completed by NASDA Staff:
Date Submitted: 1/9/18
Committee: Rural Development & Financial Security
[ ] Adopted by NASDA
[ ] Adopted with Amendment by NASDA
[ ] Not Adopted by NASDA
Additional Notes:
Action Items (AI) highlight a specific current issue Members feel NASDA should act on or other priority issues. AIs do not establish NASDA policy and must comply with existing policy or be accompanied by a corresponding Policy Amendment.
Subject of Action Item: Rural Broadband Expansion Submitted By: Director Ben Thomas, Montana Text of Action Item: NASDA urges Congress and the administration to invest in broadband infrastructure and expand access to reliable and affordable broadband services in rural areas. Background & Rationale (Note: Information in this section will not be included in the final text of the Action Item): A Hudson Institute study found that investments by rural-based network operators contributed $24.2 billion to our nation’s economy in 2015. It also generated more than $100 billion in e-commerce activity in 2015, with the largest share coming from manufacturing activity. Rural communities need the same kind of robust, affordable and reliable broadband services available in urban areas if they are to participate meaningfully in our national and global economy. NASDA is a part of the Rebuild Rural Coalition which believes that rural broadband service will increase if providers of all kinds, whether traditional telecom or other providers such as electric cooperatives who are committed to rural America have access to effective incentives and tools t deploy and sustain broadband networks in rural areas.
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Action Item Form
G
To be completed by NASDA Staff:
Date Submitted: 1/9/18
Committee: Rural Development & Financial Security
[ ] Adopted by NASDA
[ ] Adopted with Amendment by NASDA
[ ] Not Adopted by NASDA
Additional Notes:
Action Items (AI) highlight a specific current issue Members feel NASDA should act on or other priority issues. AIs do not establish NASDA policy and must comply with existing policy or be accompanied by a corresponding Policy Amendment.
Subject of Action Item: Federal Infrastructure Package Submitted By: Director Chris Chinn, Missouri Text of Action Item: NASDA urges Congress and the administration to ensure that any infrastructure package meaningfully invests in rural infrastructure. Federal investment in infrastructure plays a vital role in repairing and expanding our nation's rural infrastructure. Any dollars allocated for rural infrastructure need metrics that ensure those funds are obligated to rural communities in support of rural economic development initiatives. Background & Rationale (Note: Information in this section will not be included in the final text of the Action Item):
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Action Item Form
H
To be completed by NASDA Staff:
Date Submitted: 1/9/18
Committee: Natural Resources & Environment
[ ] Adopted by NASDA
[ ] Adopted with Amendment by NASDA
[ ] Not Adopted by NASDA
Additional Notes:
Action Items (AI) highlight a specific current issue Members feel NASDA should act on or other priority issues. AIs do not establish NASDA policy and must comply with existing policy or be accompanied by a corresponding Policy Amendment.
Subject of Action Item: CERCLA Animal Emissions Reporting Submitted By: Director Doug Miyamoto, Wyoming Text of Action Item: NASDA urges Congress to quickly enact legislation that will eliminate costly and duplicative reporting requirements for animal agriculture producers under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). This action will uphold the congressional intent of CERCLA, which was defended in court by both the Bush and Obama administrations. Background & Rationale (Note: Information in this section will not be included in the final text of the Action Item):
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Action Item Form
I
To be completed by NASDA Staff:
Date Submitted: 1/9/18
Committee: Rural Development & Financial Security
[ ] Adopted by NASDA
[ ] Adopted with Amendment by NASDA
[ ] Not Adopted by NASDA
Additional Notes:
Action Items (AI) highlight a specific current issue Members feel NASDA should act on or other priority issues. AIs do not establish NASDA policy and must comply with existing policy or be accompanied by a corresponding Policy Amendment.
Subject of Action Item: Agriculture Work Based Training Submitted By: Secretary Russell Redding, Pennsylvania Text of Action Item: NASDA encourages the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to work with NASDA and the agriculture industry at large to expand work based training, including apprenticeships and microcredentials. Additionally, NASDA encourages DOL and the U.S. Department of Education to recognize career pathways in the food and agriculture industry and make necessary investments in these focus areas. Background & Rationale (Note: Information in this section will not be included in the final text of the Action Item):
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2018 Winter Policy Conference Agenda Advancing Agriculture in the States
Grand Hyatt Washington| January 29 – 31| Washington, D.C.
Please Note: All meeting times are Eastern Standard Time (EST). No dinners will be served during the conference. Meetings are closed to press unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, January 28 3:30 – 5:30 PM
Registration Desk Open Dinner on Your Own
Constitution Level
7:00 AM – 5:30 PM 7:00 – 8:00 AM 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Registration Desk Open Breakfast NASDA Board of Directors Meeting
Constitution Level Cabin John/Arlington Wilson/Roosevelt
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
NASDA Foundation Board of Directors Meeting
Wilson Roosevelt
12:15 – 1:15 PM 12:15 – 1:15 PM
Lunch Working Lunch: NASDA Committee Leadership
Constitution B Cabin John/Arlington
1:15 – 2:45 PM
Regional Breakout Session I o Food Export Midwest o NEASDA o SUSTA o WASDA Regional Breakout Session II o MASDA o Food Export Northeast o SASDA o WUSATA Depart Grand Hyatt for Capitol Hill Congressional Reception
Monday, January 29
3:00 – 4:30 PM
4:45 PM 5:15 – 7:15 PM
Tuesday, January 30
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM 6:30 – 8:30 AM 7:15 AM
8:00 AM – 12:45 PM
Please Note: This meeting is for the Board of Directors and their staff. Other NASDA Members are welcome. Please Note: This meeting is for the Board of Directors and their staff. Other NASDA Members are welcome.
This working lunch is for Committee Chairs, Vice Chairs, NASDA Board, and NASDA policy team.
Registration Desk Open Breakfast Depart Grand Hyatt for White House/Eisenhower Executive Office Building White House Conference on Rural Prosperity
Constitution C Constitution D Wilson/Roosevelt Constitution E Capitol Visitor Center Constitution Level Constitution CDE
Eisenhower Executive Office Building Depart Eisenhower Executive Office Building for Grand Hyatt Lunch at Hotel Constitution CDE
Please Note: This meeting is for NASDA Members and their staff only.
12:45 PM 12:30 – 2:15 PM
Constitution C Constitution D Wilson/Roosevelt Constitution E
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2018 Winter Policy Conference Agenda Advancing Agriculture in the States
Grand Hyatt Washington| January 29 – 31 | Washington, D.C.
Please Note: All meeting times are Eastern Standard Time (EST). No dinners will be served during the conference. Meetings are closed to press unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday, January 30 (continued) 2:25 – 2:30 PM 2:30 – 3:30 PM
Opening Remarks, President Steve Reviczky, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Agriculture Agriculture and Food Policy in 2018 Constitution AB Leading policy experts discuss key agriculture and food policy trends in 2018 such as the Farm Bill, international trade, environmental regulations, labor, food safety, and federal funding—and the political dynamics that will shape the debate in Washington. • Moderator: Helena Bottemiller Evich, Senior Food and Agriculture Reporter, Politico • Laura Batcha, CEO, Organic Trade Association • Randy Gordon, President, National Grain and Feed Association • Lisa Van Doren, Vice President & Chief of Staff, Government Affairs, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Open to press.
3:30 – 3:45 PM 3:45 – 4:45 PM
Break Rural Development & Financial Security Committee Meeting
4:45 – 5:45 PM 5:45 – 7:00 PM
Communications Working Group Happy Hour Sponsored by Corn Refiners Association Dinner on Your Own
Constitution AB Constitution CDE
Registration Desk Open Breakfast Examining U.S. Consumer Trends Alaine Janosy, Nestlé Procurement Manager
Constitution Level Constitution CDE Constitution AB
7:00 PM
Wednesday, January 31
6:30 AM – 5:00 PM 6:30 – 8:00 AM 8:00 – 8:30 AM 8:30 – 9:00 AM 9:00 – 9:30 AM
9:30 – 9:45 AM 9:45 – 10:45 AM
10:45 – 11:45 AM
Open to press.
Open to press
International Trade and Agriculture John Gilliland, Consultant, Akin Gump Open to press.
Update from the Food & Drug Administration Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Constitution AB
Constitution AB Constitution AB
Open to press.
Break Constitution AB Plant Agriculture & Pesticide Regulation Committee Meeting • Jackie Mosby, Director, Field and External Affairs Division Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA Open to press.
Natural Resources & Environment Committee Meeting Constitution AB • David Ross, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, EPA Open to press.
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2018 Winter Policy Conference Agenda Advancing Agriculture in the States
Grand Hyatt Washington| January 29 – 31 | Washington, D.C.
Please Note: All meeting times are Eastern Standard Time (EST). No dinners will be served during the conference. Meetings are closed to press unless otherwise noted.
Wednesday, January 30 (continued) 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
NASDA Business Meeting
Constitution AB
12:00 – 1:00 PM 1:00 – 1:30 PM
Lunch Update from the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Constitution CDE Constitution AB
1:30 – 2:45 PM
Constitution AB Food Regulation Committee Meeting • Dr. Stephen Ostroff, M.D., Deputy Commissioner for Foods & Veterinary Medicine, FDA • Melinda K. Plaisier, MSW, Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs, FDA
2:45 – 3:00 PM 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Break Marketing & International Trade Committee Meeting
4:00 – 5:00 PM
Animal Agriculture Committee Meeting • Kevin Shea, Administrator, APHIS
5:00 PM
Closing Remarks, President Steve Reviczky, Commissioner, Constitution AB Connecticut Department of Agriculture Dinner on Your Own
5:15 PM
Please Note: This meeting is for NASDA Members and their staff only
Open to press.
Open to press.
Open to press.
Open to press.
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Constitution AB Constitution AB
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2018 Winter Policy Conference
Committee Agendas & Work Plans For consideration and action during Committee Meetings
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Rural Development & Financial Security Chair: Secretary Russell Redding, Pennsylvania Vice-Chair: Director Ben Thomas, Montana
Tuesday, January 30 | 3:45-4:45 PM | NASDA Winter Policy Conference | Washington, DC
Roll Call and Opening Remarks (3:45) • Secretary Redding Policy Update and Review of Committee Work Plan (3:50) • Secretary Redding and NASDA Staff • Motion to approve Committee Work Plan Policy Update and Member Discussion: Agriculture Workforce (3:55) • Secretary Redding and NASDA Staff • Action Item I: Agriculture Work Based Training, Secretary Redding, PA Policy Update and Member Discussion: Infrastructure (4:05) • Secretary Redding and NASDA Staff • Action Item F: Rural Broadband, Director Thomas, MT • Action Item G: Federal Infrastructure Package, Director Chinn, MO Policy Update and Member Discussion: Research (4:20) • Director Thomas and NASDA Staff Policy Update and Member Discussion: Mediation and Succession Planning (4:30) • Director Thomas and NASDA Staff Consideration of Policy Amendments, Action Items (4:40) • Action Item C: Passing a 2018 Farm Bill, Commissioner Reviczky, CT Adjourn
NASDA grows and enhances agriculture by forging partnerships and creating consensus to achieve sound policy outcomes between state departments of agriculture, the federal government, and stakeholders.
Rural Development & Financial Security Committee Work Plan January 2018
Issue
Staff Lead
Notes
Tier One (Significant state nexus/NASDA uniquely positioned to lead, significant staff resources) Other Policy Engagement Appropriations/ Federal Funding
Janell
Ag Labor
Britt
Farm Bill Implementation
Britt
Research
Britt
Transportation/ Infrastructure
Britt
Monitored appropriations process in the new Congress and incoming administration. Currently, the question is whether or not Congress will work towards another CR, how they will handle DACA and whether CHIP will be reauthorized. Engaged with the H-2B Workforce Coalition and Agriculture Workforce Coalition; Worked with committee staff and NASDA members on legislation from Rep. Goodlatte on labor reform. Developed final fact sheet on NASDA REE Research priorities; worked with APLU and the ag committees on NASDA requests. Engaged with the National Council for Food and Agriculture Research in supporting funding for REE and developing Farm Bill priorities. Furthered the Farm Bill effort of disincentivizing the division of land grant universities. Met with NIFA to discuss research infrastructure and research priorities. Worked with the #RebuildRural Coalition and the Agriculture Transportation Workgroup to advance agriculture infrastructure priorities in the new administration including: waterways and highway funding, state research infrastructure funding, and broadband support. Worked with the Agriculture Broadband Coalition to help advance the Precision Agriculture Act and advocate for broadband infrastructure. Continuing to monitor any potential administration infrastructure package and how the rural title will impact rural communitites. Engaged with DOT, USDA and the White House on this issue. Monitored the administration’s Rural Prosperity report.
Communications Working Group Chair: Director Chris Chinn, Missouri
Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, January 30 | 4:45 – 5:45 PM| 2018 NASDA Winter Policy Conference | Washington, DC Note: This meeting is open to all NASDA Members, state staff, sponsors, and other industry leaders interested in attending.
Roll Call and Opening Remarks (4:45) • Director Chinn #ReachMORE: Missouri’s Campaign to introduce the Missouri Department of Agriculture to the State (4:50) • Director Chinn Communication Officers of State Departments of Agriculture (COSDA) Affiliate Update (5:00) • Hector Castro, COSDA President, Washington State Department of Agriculture NASDA’s New Website (5:10) • Amanda Culp, NASDA Staff Farm Bill: Securing Our Future – An Update on Your Farm Bill Communications Campaign (5:20) • Amanda Culp, NASDA Staff Communicating about the next WOTUS Rule (5:25) • Britt Aasmundstad, NASDA Staff, WOTUS Policy Lead Member Discussion (5:40) • Director Chinn Adjourn (5:45)
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Plant Agriculture & Pesticide Regulation Committee Chair: Director Secretary Jim Reese, Oklahoma Vice-Chair:
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, January 31 | 9:45 – 10:45 AM | NASDA Winter Policy Conference | Washington, DC Roll Call and Opening Remarks (9:45) • Secretary Reese Policy Update and Review of Committee Work Plan (9:50) • Secretary Reese and NASDA Staff • Motion to approve Committee Work Plan EPA-OPP Speaker, Jackie Mosby (10:00) • Secretary Reese and NASDA Staff • Jackie Mosby remarks: WPS and C&T Update Policy Update and Member Discussion: FIFRA Regulatory Activities (10:20) • Secretary Reese and NASDA Staff Policy Update and Member Discussion: Biotechnology Regulation (10:30) • Secretary Reese and NASDA Staff Member Dialogue (10:40) • Open Discussion Adjourn (10:45)
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Plant Agriculture & Pesticide Regulation Committee Work Plan January 2018
Issue
Staff Lead
Notes
Tier One (Significant state nexus/NASDA uniquely positioned to lead, significant staff resources) Farm Bill
All/Aline
Continued engagement with members of congress, Agriculture committee senior staff and coallitions members to advance NASDA’s farm bill priorities. Specific to this committee: “Plant Pest Disease Management & Disaster Prevention” and the “National Clean Plant Network” programs, OPMP funding, and FIFRA cooperative federalism.
Other Policy Engagement Biotechnology Regulation
Aline
USDA-APHIS withdrew the proposed rule to revise the agency’s biotechnology regulations (Part 340) that had been announced in January (11/07/17). Continue to engage with USDA-APHIS (Part 340), as well as the Ag Biotech Alliance, and monitor any developments and opportuntites for engagement as the administration continue efforts to modernize the federal regulatory system for biotechnology.
Pollinators/Managed Honey Bees
Aline
Continued engagement with EPA, USDA, and impacted stakeholders on State Managed Pollinator Protection Plans (MP3s). Engage EPA PPDC, as well as affiliates in on-going pollinators efforts.
Federalism and the Regulatory Process
Aline
As part of our policy priority on “Cooperative Federalism,” NASDA will continue to engage with stakeholders to discuss importance of consulting with state partners prior to development of policy or regulatory initiatives (WPS, C&T, FIFRA Process Integrity).
State FIFRA Program Issues (WPS)
Aline
EPA announced it will intitiate a process to revise certain requirements in WPS (minimum age, designated representative, and application exclusion zone (AEZ) (12/14/17). Continued engagement with EPA and impacted stakeholders on outstanding issues regarding WPS.
State FIFRA Program Issues (C&T)
Aline
EPA announced it will initiate a process to revise the mimimum age requirements in the C&T rule (12/14/17). Continued engagement with EPA and impacted stakeholders on outstanding issues regarding C&T.
FIFRA Process Integrity
Aline
Includes broad range of interactions with EPA, Congress, and industry partners. Identify specific areas of concern and submitt comments. NASDA submitted letter to USDA addressing EU’s proposal on MRL (12/04/2017). Secretary Witte engagement on NPDES permitting at the US Senate briefing.
Affiliate Coordination
Aline
Working to enhance coordination and collaboration with affiliate organizations (AIA, AASCO, AAPCO, ASPCRO, NPB)
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Natural Resources and Environment Chair: Director Doug Miyamoto, Wyoming Vice-Chair: Commissioner Jai Templeton, Tennessee
Wednesday, January 31 | 10:45-11:45 AM | NASDA Winter Policy Conference | Washington, DC
Roll Call and Opening Remarks (10:45) • Director Miyamoto Policy Update and Review of Committee Work Plan (10:50) • Director Miyamoto and NASDA Staff • Motion to approve Committee Work Plan Policy Update and Member Discussion: CERCLA (10:55) • Directory and NASDA Staff • Action Item H: Animal Emissions Reporting under CERCLA, Director Miyamoto, WY Conversation and Member Discussion: EPA’s Office of Water (11:05) David Ross, Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Water Moderated by Director Miyamoto and Commissioner Templeton Member Dialogue (11:35) Consideration of Policy Amendments, Action Items (11:40) • Action Item C: ACEP Farm Bill Changes, Commissioner Reviczky, CT & Secretary Scuse, DE • Action Item D: ACEP USDA Implementation, Commissioner Reviczky, CT & Secretary Scuse, DE Adjourn
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Natural Resources & Environment Committee Work Plan January 2018
Issue
Staff Lead
Notes
Tier One (Significant state nexus/NASDA uniquely positioned to lead, significant staff resources) Other Policy Engagement WOTUS/ Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
Britt
Federalism and the Regulatory Process
Britt
Conservation
Britt
Water Quality
Britt
Natural Resource Management
Britt
CERCLA/EPCRA Animal Ag Reporting
Britt
Continued work on EPA’s proposal for a new WOTUS rule with industry stakeholders and coalitions. Submitted comments in support of recodifying the regulations that preceded the 2015 rule. Will continue to work with EPA and stakeholders as the process drives towards a new WOTUS rule, potentially in early 2018. Continued engagement with senior Administration officials to promote NASDA’s priority on Cooperative Federalism and institutionalize State Departments of Agriculture as critical cooperative partners on a broad range of regulatory and policy initiatives including comments to USDA on Improving Customer Service. Developed NASDA Farm Bill Conservation priorities and shared them with stakeholders. Continuing outreach to NASDA members, allies and the Hill to forward conservation priorities. Continued work on NRCS/Agribusiness MOU to gather success stories and lessons learned working with NRCS. Florida Department of Ag and Consumer Services is representing NASDA at the NRCS MOU workshop and presenting their work with Coca-Cola on irrigation improvements. Worked with the easement working group and NASDA leadership to finalize NRCS ACEP ALE program change requests for the 2018 Farm Bill. Continued to monitor and engage on issues related to non-point source water quality, and other nutrient/water quality issues. We are a member of the Agriculture Nutrients Policy Council and work closely with other state government orgs including ECOS and ACWA. Conducted outreach to Interior officials throughout the transitions, discussed invasive species, wild horses and ESA concerns. Continued work with the Wild Horse and Burro Coalition work group and sent letters supporting the Wild Horse and Burro advisory committee and BLM using their authority for roundups under the Wild and Free Horses and Burros Act. Worked with an ad hoc coalition on finding legislative solutions to the CERCLA issue. A court vacated a rule that exempted animal agriculture from CERCLA reporting in 2008. NASDA is working with appropriators and House/Senate staff, as well as animal agriculture groups to pass legislation that will exempt animal agriculture on legislative level.
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Food Regulation Committee
Chair: Commissioner Richard Ball, New York Vice-Chair: Commisisoner Don Brown, Colorado
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, January 31 | 1:30-2:30 PM| 2018 NASDA Winter Policy Conference | Washington, D.C. Roll Call and Opening Remarks (1:30) • Commissioner Richard Ball & NASDA Staff FDA Leadership Dialogue with NASDA Membership (1:40) • Dr. Stephen Ostroff, Deputy Commissioner, Foods and Veterinary Medicine • Mel Plaisier, Associate Commissioner, Regulatory Affairs Policy Update and Review of Committee Work Plan (2:10) • Commissioner Richard Ball & NASDA Staff • Motion to approve Committee Work Plan Policy Update and Member Discussion: NASDAF Cooperative Agreements and Activities (2:15) • NASDA Staff Member Dialogue: Other Food Safety Issues of Interest to the Membership (2:30) • Commissioner Richard Ball and NASDA Members Consideration of Policy Amendments, Action Items (2:40) • Policy Amendments & Action Items: o Action Item B: Support for Regional Collaboration, Director Clover Adams, Michigan Adjourn (2:45)
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Food Regulation Committee Work Plan January 2018
Issue
Tier One
Staff Lead
Notes
(Significant state nexus/NASDA uniquely positioned to lead, significant staff resources)
FSMA Implementation
Bob Ehart & Janell Hendren
Serve as Principal Investigator for the Cooperative Agreements between NASDAF and FDA regarding the implementation of the Produce Safety and the Preventive Controls: Animal Food rules, including: ○ Develop a National Consortium; plan and host a state agriculture & health department and FDA Summit on implementation; ○ Establish additional NASDA – FDA working groups to advance program development, promoting consistency and assuring key elements are in place for state implementation of the produce rule, e.g. regulatory training, workplanning, recall programs and identifying best practices for continuing education; create appropriate working groups for state implementation of the PC: animal food. Expand NASDA’s involvement in the state implementation of FSMA rules, e.g. Preventative Controls: Human Food Emphasize NASDA’s concerns about aspects of the rule which conflict with NASDA policy Work with SDAs to encourage development of an FDA guidance development process allowing states to have a role Increase networking with stakeholders Serve on committees, etc., as useful to advance the states’ causes and concerns, e.g., establish &/or work with additional working groups, as necessary, to assure NASDA involvement in and awareness of additional areas of FSMA implementation & work with other coalitions regarding all FSMA implementation issues.
Other Policy Engagement Appropriations/ Federal Funding
Janell Hendren
Food Safety, Emerging Issues and Incidents
Bob Ehart & Janell Hendren
Advocate for funding increases for FSMA implementation, focusing on the Integrated Food Safety System. NASDA currently estimates, with the complexity of the rules and after starting implementation, it will cost ~$160M to implement the Produce Safety, PC: Human Food, and PC: Animal Food ($40:80:38M) at the state level. Serve on the FDA’s Partnership for Food Protection (Ehart serves as the Association representative) Work with NASDA affiliates to assure communication, coordination and collaboration between these organizations and NASDA, especially on tier one issues where consistency is important Work with the food and agricultural industry and other stakeholders to foster new means to assure safe food, e.g., Listeria monocytogenes coalition
*NASDA’s tiered policy priorities are approved annually at the Winter Policy Conference by the NASDA Board of Directors.
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Marketing and International Trade Chair: Director Derek Sandison, Washington Vice Chair: Secretary Mike Jaspers, South Dakota
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, January 31 | 3:00-4:00 PM | 2018 NASDA Winter Policy Conference | Washington, DC Roll Call and Opening Remarks (3:00-3:05) • Director Sandison Policy Update and Review of Committee Work Plan (3:05-3:10) • Director Sandison and NASDA Staff • Motion to approve Committee Work Plan Tri-National Accord Update (3:10-3:15) • Nathan Bowen, NASDA NAFTA Modernization Update and Member Discussion (3:15-3:30) • Director Sandison and NASDA Staff Member Discussion on Other Trade Issues of Concern (3:30-3:40) • Director Sandison and NASDA Staff Farm Bill Update (MAP and Specialty Crop Block Grants) and Member Discussion (3:40-3:50) • Director Sandison and NASDA Staff Consideration of Other Policy Amendments, Action Items (3:50-4:00) Adjourn (4:00)
NASDA grows and enhances agriculture by forging partnerships and creating consensus to achieve sound policy outcomes between state departments of agriculture, the federal government, and stakeholders.
Marketing & International Trade Committee Work Plan January 2018
Issue
Staff Lead
Notes
Tier One (Significant state nexus/NASDA uniquely positioned to lead, significant staff resources)
International Trade and Harmonization
Nathan
Farm Bill
Nathan/ Amanda
-Engaging the Administration: Significant trade-related engagement with new Administration, including White House, USTR, USDA, State Department officials. Barb Glenn has joined the USTR/USDA Ag Policy Advisory Committee, which has focused significantly on NAFTA, KORUS and other key trade issues. -NAFTA: NASDA works closely via the Food and Agriculture Dialogue on Trade on agriculture’s advocacy related to modernizing the NAFTA. NASDA’s comments to USTR (6/12/17) focus on the need to preserve and build upon the gains agriculture has made under NAFTA. In addition, NASDA called for improved market access, enhanced SPS provisions, Strengthened TBT requirements, enhanced intellectual property rights, biotech provisions that ensure transparency and cooperation, regulatory cooperation, and enhanced state/provincial consultation. Other engagement included letters to President Trump NAFTA Secretary Ross, and other administration officials. -Tri-National Accord: NASDA continues to work closely with US, Canadian, and Mexican officials to enhance cooperation among Provincial/State and federal officials. 2017 Accord held in Denver, Colorado. The future of NAFTA, trade irritants (such as dairy, wheat, wine), and animal/plant pest/health issues were discussed. Post-Accord engagement included President Trump, as well as officials at the White House, USTR, and USDA. 2018 Accord to be held in Monterrey, Nuevo León. -Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS): Continued engagement on importance of KORUS for ag, including letter to President Trump Key NASDA priorities include: increased funding for the Market Access Program (from $200 to $400 M), as well as funding for the Specialty Crop Block Grant program ($85 to $100 M) and enhancements to ensure the program is flexible, locally responsive, and state-led.
Other Policy Engagement Appropriations/ Federal Funding
Nathan/All
Domestic Marketing Programs
Amanda
Food Labeling & Claims
Amanda
Nutrition
Amanda
NASDA continues to advocate for funding for Market Access Program ($200 million) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) program ($34.5 million). NASDA is a member of the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports. NASDA also supported continued funding the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBG). Letter in support of MAP, FMD and SCBG on 4/3/17. NASDA continues to monitor the status of Performance Measure implementation by Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) staff. The first round of reporting will not be available until FY 19. USDA AMS published a final rule on Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices in January. After delaying implementation twice, USDA announced their intent to fully withdraw the rule in December. NASDA supported withdrawal of the rule. NASDA continues to monitor the effectiveness of USDA’s move of the Organic Cost Share Program from AMS to FSA in December 2016. 31 state departments of agriculture continue to distribute the funds concurrent to county FSA offices. NASDA remains heavily engaged in the monitoring of our new National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard law, effective July 29, 2016. USDA AMS will have two years to establish a national disclosure standard for bioengineered foods. NASDA expressed disagreement with moving $1 million in FY 2017 from the SCBGP to fund a study required by the law. After failed child nutrition reauthorization efforts, NASDA continues to monitor opportunities to propose legislation which would end burdensome waiver requirements for state departments of agriculture that administer child nutrition programs.
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Animal Agriculture Committee
Chair: Director Jim Barbee, Nevada Vice-Chair: Commissioner John McMillan, Alabama
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, January 31 | 4:00 – 5:00 PM | NASDA Winter Policy Conference | Washington, DC Roll Call and Opening Remarks (4:00) • Director Barbee Policy Update and Review of Committee Work Plan (4:05) • Director Barbee and NASDA Staff • Motion to approve Committee Work Plan Kevin Shea, APHIS Administrator (4:10) • APHIS Update Policy Update and Member Discussion: Farm Bill Initiatives (4:30) • Director Barbee and NASDA Staff Policy Update and Member Discussion: Livestock Transport (4:35) • Director Barbee and NASDA Staff o Impact DOT Rule on Livestock Industry Consideration of Policy Amendments, Action Items (4:45) • Consideration of Action Item A: Livestock Electronic Signatures, Director Mark Killian, Arizona Member Dialogue (4:55) Adjourn (5:00)
NASDA grows and enhances agriculture by forging partnerships and creating consensus to achieve sound policy outcomes between state departments of agriculture, the federal government, and stakeholders. 13
Animal Agriculture Committee Work Plan January 2018
Issue
Staff Lead
Notes
Tier One (Significant state nexus/NASDA uniquely positioned to lead, significant staff resources) Farm Bill
All/Aline
Continued engagement with members of congress, Agriculture committee senior staff and coallitions members to advance NASDA’s farm bill priorities. Specific to this committee: Three-tired prhram (i) “Animal Pest Disease & Disease Disaster Prevention”; (ii) “Animal Vaccine Bank”; (iii) “ National Animal Health Laboratory Network”.
Other Policy Engagement Animal Biotechnology
Aline
Organic Livestock & Poultry Practices
Aline/ Amanda
Animal Disease Issues
Aline
Animal Transport
Aline/Britt
Affiliate Outreach & Coordination
Aline
Continued engagement with USDA-APHIS, as well as Animal Ag Alliance and impacted stakeholders on the continue efforts to modernize the federal regulatory system for biotechnology (impacts on animal biotechnology). Submitted comments (01/15/18) on USDA proposal to withdrawn the rule Organic Livestock & Poultry Practices (animal health & biosecurity)(FR Notice). Monitor USDA APHIS actions as relates to animal diases, and engage with impacted stakeholders focusing on early detection and rapid response of animal diaseases oubreaks. Monitoring feral swine toxic bait tests proposed by APHIS (12/08/17). APHIS reconized Mexico as free of classical Swine Fever (01/12/18). Engage with DOT, appropriate colaitions and impacted stakeholders to find an adequate and long-term solution for the livestock industry on the new rule on transportation of agricultural commodities released by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FCMSA). FCMSA granted 90-day waiver for Ag. Commodities (FR Notice). Working to enhance coordination and collaboration with affiliate organizations (AIA, AAFCO, NADRO, NASAC, and NASAHO) through specific issue engagement, APHIS monthly calls and other initiatives.
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2018 Winter Policy Conference
Action Items For consideration and action during Committee Meetings
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Action Items for Member Consideration 2018 NASDA Winter Policy Conference
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Submitted By
Title
A
Director Mark Killian, Arizona
Livestock Electronic Signatures
B
Director Jamie Clover Adams, Michigan
Support for Regional Collaboration
C D
E
F G H I
Action Items
Description Urges USDA and their federal counterparts in Mexico to allow electronic signatures on paperwork at international border crossings. DHS should support direct funding to regional food and agricultural alliances, who work to improve emergency planning/response. Pass a unified, fully-funded Farm Bill before authorization expires on September 30, 2018.
Commissioner Steve Pass a 2018 Farm Bill Reviczky, Connecticut Commissioner Steve NRCS should work with states to improve ACEP Agriculture Conservation Reviczky, Connecticut & delivery and give states the needed flexibility to Easement Program Secretary Michael Scuse, increase conservation gains. Implementation Delaware Commissioner Steve Congress should work with NASDA members to Agriculture Conservation Reviczky, Connecticut & Easement Program Farm Bill improve ACEP delivery of matching funds provided Secretary Michael Scuse, through the Farm Bill. Changes Delaware NASDA urges Congress and the administration to Director Ben Thomas, Rural Broadband Expansion invest in broadband infrastructure and expand Montana broadband service. Any infrastructure package developed by Congress Director Chris Chinn, Federal Infrastructure and the Administration should meaningfully invest Missouri Package in rural infrastructure. Quickly enact legislation to eliminate costly and Director Doug Miyamoto, CERCLA Animal Emissions duplicative reporting requirements for animal Reporting Wyoming agriculture under CERCLA U.S. Department of Labor should work to expand Secretary Russell Agriculture Work Based work based training, including apprenticeships and Redding, Pennsylvania Training microcredentials.
Staff Lead
Committee Referral
Aline DeLucia
Animal Agriculture
Janell Hendren
Food Regulation
Nathan Bowen
Rural Development & Financial Security
Britt Aasmundstad
Natural Resources & Environment
Britt Aasmundstad
Natural Resources & Environment
Britt Aasmundstad
Rural Development & Financial Security
Britt Aasmundstad
Rural Development & Financial Security
Britt Aasmundstad
Natural Resources & Environment
Britt Aasmundstad
Rural Development & Financial Security
2018 NASDA Winter Policy Conference
Action Item Form
A
To be completed by NASDA Staff:
Date Submitted: 1/9/18
Committee: Animal Agriculture
[ ] Adopted by NASDA
[ ] Adopted with Amendment by NASDA
[ ] Not Adopted by NASDA
Additional Notes:
Subject of Action Item: Livestock Electronic Signatures Submitted By: Director Mark Killian, Arizona Text of Action Item: NASDA urges the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and their federal counterparts in Mexico to allow electronic signatures on federal paperwork for livestock at international border crossings. An alternative solution should allow the USDA and Mexican federal veterinarians who work at the ports and examine the livestock to sign the export documentation. Background & Rationale (Note: Information in this section will not be included in the final text of the Action Item): Currently, when livestock producers cross their animals at the U.S./Mexican border, both federal governments require hard signatures on the export documentation. On the U.S. side, USDA requires the hard signature to come from a veterinarian that is an Assistant Director. Since not every state has an Assistant Director, acquiring a hard signature from an Assistant Director can add days onto the export process. In 2012 the USDA office in Phoenix, Arizona closed and its employees moved to the USDA office in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As a result, there aren’t any USDA employees in Arizona who can sign the export paperwork allowing livestock to move across the Mexican border. When producers want to ship their livestock from Arizona to Mexico, the paperwork has to be mailed to the Albuquerque office and then mailed back to Arizona. But mailing the paperwork back and forth can add 72 hours onto the export process, which is costly for the producer. If both the USDA and their Mexican counterparts allow for electronic signatures on export documents, livestock would be able to cross the border at a faster, more realistic rate on both sides of the border. This would benefit all states and not just Arizona. The reason this item does not include a request of the Canadian federal government is because we’ve been told there’s a program called Veterinary Electronic Health Certificate System (VEHCS) that can be used to ship US livestock across the Canadian border.
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2018 NASDA Winter Policy Conference
Action Item Form
B
To be completed by NASDA Staff:
Date Submitted: 1/9/18
Committee: Food Regulation
[ ] Adopted by NASDA
[ ] Adopted with Amendment by NASDA
[ ] Not Adopted by NASDA
Additional Notes:
Action Items (AI) highlight a specific current issue Members feel NASDA should act on or other priority issues. AIs do not establish NASDA policy and must comply with existing policy or be accompanied by a corresponding Policy Amendment.
Subject of Action Item: Support for Regional Collaboration Submitted By: Director Jamie Clover Adams, Michigan Text of Action Item: NASDA urges the Department of Homeland Security to support direct funding to regional food and agriculture alliances and organizations working collaboratively to improve emergency planning, training, and exercising. Background & Rationale: Protecting the food and agriculture sector on an all-hazards basis requires close cooperation across geographical and political boundaries. The productivity of U.S. agriculture as well as the diversity of our crops make the food and agriculture sector a key part of the nation’s critical infrastructure. While the U.S. production agriculture and food processing industries are diverse and resilient, they also face risks that include severe weather, animal and plant diseases, and contamination, all of which can extend beyond state lines. The Department of Homeland Security has undertaken many activities at the federal level and has provided state, local, tribal, and territorial government with funding to support efforts to protect the nation, including programs focused on the protection of critical infrastructure. The Department of Homeland Security has also supported regional approaches to security, both within states and among states. For a sector as interconnected as food and agriculture, that approach makes sense. The Multi-State Partnership for Security in Agriculture is a 15 state consortium of states (IL, IA, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, NM, OH, OK, SD & WI) which recognizes that a disaster in agriculture (both natural and man-made) could have regional, national and global effects. Since it began in 2004, the Multi-State Partnership has worked to develop uniform plans, standard operating procedures, training, exercising and other activities across the region. Primarily funded through Department of Homeland Security grants to the states that were then allocated to the Partnership, this effort uses the expertise at the state level and has resulted in better plans and a more aligned approach to food and agriculture emergencies. Similar organizations like the Southern Agriculture and Animal Disaster Response Alliance (SAADRA, including AR, AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV); the New England States Animal and Agriculture Security Alliance (NESAASA, including CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, and VT); and the Mid-Atlantic Agriculture and Animal Emergency Management Alliance (MAAEMA, including DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, and WV) are uniquely able to work together as a region. Whether planning for receipt of the National Veterinary Stockpile or coordination of pet sheltering after a natural disaster, or whether working across state lines to address continuity of operations of the livestock industry during a disease response, these types of organizations are addressing national level issues and developing models that can be used and adapted across the country. The Department of Homeland Security should develop a mechanism to support these kinds of collaborative and successful efforts directly through a program outside of its traditional funding programs for states in order to encourage regional approaches to these kinds of issues.
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2018 NASDA Winter Policy Conference
Action Item Form
C
To be completed by NASDA Staff:
Date Submitted: 1/12/18
Committee: Rural Development & Financial Security
[ ] Adopted by NASDA
[ ] Adopted with Amendment by NASDA
[ ] Not Adopted by NASDA
Additional Notes:
Action Items (AI) highlight a specific current issue Members feel NASDA should act on or other priority issues. AIs do not establish NASDA policy and must comply with existing policy or be accompanied by a corresponding Policy Amendment.
Subject of Action Item: Pass a 2018 Farm Bill Submitted By: Commissioner Steve Reviczky, Connecticut Text of Action Item: NASDA urges Congress to pass a unified, fully-funded Farm Bill before authorization of the current bill expires on September 30, 2018. Background & Rationale (Note: Information in this section will not be included in the final text of the Action Item): Agricultural producers, the rural economy, and communities of every size rely on a robust, forward looking, and fully funded Farm Bill. NASDA calls on Congress to craft, in a timely manner, a unified Farm Bill that provides farmers, ranchers, and consumers important tools and new opportunities. NASDA’s priorities focus on new tools and resources for animal disease coordination, enhanced funding for invasive species programs, the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, and the Market Access Program. The next farm bill should also provide investments in critical research, resources for farmers to comply with FSMA, and investments in flexible, locally-driven conservation practices. Our next Farm Bill must remain unified – securing a commitment to American agriculture and the critical food and nutritional assistance programs for those who need them the most.
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2018 NASDA Winter Policy Conference
Action Item Form
D
To be completed by NASDA Staff:
Date Submitted: 1/9/18
Committee: Natural Resources & Environment
[ ] Adopted by NASDA
[ ] Adopted with Amendment by NASDA
[ ] Not Adopted by NASDA
Additional Notes:
Action Items (AI) highlight a specific current issue Members feel NASDA should act on or other priority issues. AIs do not establish NASDA policy and must comply with existing policy or be accompanied by a corresponding Policy Amendment.
Subject of Action Item: Agriculture Conservation Easement Program Implementation Submitted By: Commissioner Steve Reviczky, Connecticut & Secretary Michael Scuse, Delaware Text of Action Item: NASDA encourages NRCS to work with states to improve delivery of the Agriculture Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) and give states necessary flexibility to increase conservation gains. NASDA is disappointed in the implementation of the ACEP program. Delays from USDA have resulted in states having to return dollars to NRCS. The overall impact is fewer farm families have been able to voluntarily sell the development rights to their farms under the Agricultural Lands Easement program, fewer farms and ranches are being protected from conversion to nonagricultural use and states and famers have suffered immeasurable opportunity costs. Background & Rationale (Note: Information in this section will not be included in the final text of the Action Item):
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2018 NASDA Winter Policy Conference
Action Item Form
E
To be completed by NASDA Staff:
Date Submitted: 1/9/18
Committee: Natural Resources & Environment
[ ] Adopted by NASDA
[ ] Adopted with Amendment by NASDA
[ ] Not Adopted by NASDA
Additional Notes:
Action Items (AI) highlight a specific current issue Members feel NASDA should act on or other priority issues. AIs do not establish NASDA policy and must comply with existing policy or be accompanied by a corresponding Policy Amendment.
Subject of Action Item: Agriculture Conservation Easement Program Farm Bill Changes Submitted By: Commissioner Steve Reviczky, Connecticut & Secretary Michael Scuse, Delaware Text of Action Item: NASDA encourages Congress to work with NASDA members to improve the delivery of matching agricultural land easement funds provided in the Farm Bill through the Agriculture Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). The next Farm Bill should clearly prescribe a program that provides states with funding and flexibility necessary to protect critical farmland resources in a timely fashion. Background & Rationale (Note: Information in this section will not be included in the final text of the Action Item):
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2018 NASDA Winter Policy Conference
Action Item Form
F
To be completed by NASDA Staff:
Date Submitted: 1/9/18
Committee: Rural Development & Financial Security
[ ] Adopted by NASDA
[ ] Adopted with Amendment by NASDA
[ ] Not Adopted by NASDA
Additional Notes:
Action Items (AI) highlight a specific current issue Members feel NASDA should act on or other priority issues. AIs do not establish NASDA policy and must comply with existing policy or be accompanied by a corresponding Policy Amendment.
Subject of Action Item: Rural Broadband Expansion Submitted By: Director Ben Thomas, Montana Text of Action Item: NASDA urges Congress and the administration to invest in broadband infrastructure and expand access to reliable and affordable broadband services in rural areas. Background & Rationale (Note: Information in this section will not be included in the final text of the Action Item): A Hudson Institute study found that investments by rural-based network operators contributed $24.2 billion to our nation’s economy in 2015. It also generated more than $100 billion in e-commerce activity in 2015, with the largest share coming from manufacturing activity. Rural communities need the same kind of robust, affordable and reliable broadband services available in urban areas if they are to participate meaningfully in our national and global economy. NASDA is a part of the Rebuild Rural Coalition which believes that rural broadband service will increase if providers of all kinds, whether traditional telecom or other providers such as electric cooperatives who are committed to rural America have access to effective incentives and tools t deploy and sustain broadband networks in rural areas.
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2018 NASDA Winter Policy Conference
Action Item Form
G
To be completed by NASDA Staff:
Date Submitted: 1/9/18
Committee: Rural Development & Financial Security
[ ] Adopted by NASDA
[ ] Adopted with Amendment by NASDA
[ ] Not Adopted by NASDA
Additional Notes:
Action Items (AI) highlight a specific current issue Members feel NASDA should act on or other priority issues. AIs do not establish NASDA policy and must comply with existing policy or be accompanied by a corresponding Policy Amendment.
Subject of Action Item: Federal Infrastructure Package Submitted By: Director Chris Chinn, Missouri Text of Action Item: NASDA urges Congress and the administration to ensure that any infrastructure package meaningfully invests in rural infrastructure. Federal investment in infrastructure plays a vital role in repairing and expanding our nation's rural infrastructure. Any dollars allocated for rural infrastructure need metrics that ensure those funds are obligated to rural communities in support of rural economic development initiatives. Background & Rationale (Note: Information in this section will not be included in the final text of the Action Item):
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2018 NASDA Winter Policy Conference
Action Item Form
H
To be completed by NASDA Staff:
Date Submitted: 1/9/18
Committee: Natural Resources & Environment
[ ] Adopted by NASDA
[ ] Adopted with Amendment by NASDA
[ ] Not Adopted by NASDA
Additional Notes:
Action Items (AI) highlight a specific current issue Members feel NASDA should act on or other priority issues. AIs do not establish NASDA policy and must comply with existing policy or be accompanied by a corresponding Policy Amendment.
Subject of Action Item: CERCLA Animal Emissions Reporting Submitted By: Director Doug Miyamoto, Wyoming Text of Action Item: NASDA urges Congress to quickly enact legislation that will eliminate costly and duplicative reporting requirements for animal agriculture producers under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). This action will uphold the congressional intent of CERCLA, which was defended in court by both the Bush and Obama administrations. Background & Rationale (Note: Information in this section will not be included in the final text of the Action Item):
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2018 NASDA Winter Policy Conference
Action Item Form
I
To be completed by NASDA Staff:
Date Submitted: 1/9/18
Committee: Rural Development & Financial Security
[ ] Adopted by NASDA
[ ] Adopted with Amendment by NASDA
[ ] Not Adopted by NASDA
Additional Notes:
Action Items (AI) highlight a specific current issue Members feel NASDA should act on or other priority issues. AIs do not establish NASDA policy and must comply with existing policy or be accompanied by a corresponding Policy Amendment.
Subject of Action Item: Agriculture Work Based Training Submitted By: Secretary Russell Redding, Pennsylvania Text of Action Item: NASDA encourages the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to work with NASDA and the agriculture industry at large to expand work based training, including apprenticeships and microcredentials. Additionally, NASDA encourages DOL and the U.S. Department of Education to recognize career pathways in the food and agriculture industry and make necessary investments in these focus areas. Background & Rationale (Note: Information in this section will not be included in the final text of the Action Item):
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